Method of making ornamental material



Nov. 2, 1937. M K L FF 2,097,677

METHOD OF MAKING ORNAMENTAL MATERIAL Filed July 12, 1937 INVENTOR.

Patented Nov. 2, 1937 METHOD OF PATENT OFFICE 2,097,677 MAKINGORNAMENTAL MATERIAL Max Sokoloif,

Art Novelty C'o.

Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to Hy- Inc., New York, N. poration of New YorkY., a cor- Application July 12,- 193'1, Serial No. 153,169

9 Claims.

relates to a method of making ball My invention ornamental materials andmore particularly fringe or the like.

A ball fringe generally comprises a braid called a header strip havingextended loops from which balls are suspended.

One of the objects of my invention is .to form the header strip andconnect the ball material thereto simultaneously.

Another object of my invention is to provide a method wherein thecomponent parts of the ball fringe can be made and connected to eachother on a single machine of standard construction.

Another object of my invention is to knit the header loop to the ballmaterial so as to dispense with the wire staple used at present asconnecting means.

Another object of my invention is to provide a method whereby a headerstrip may be forme'd and connected on'each side of a warp rope so thattwo or more header stripscan be formed simultaneously, and can take theball material from a common source, namely the centrallyjdisposed warprope.

The economy resulting from such a method is obvious and production costsare reduced to a minimum.

Other objects of my invention will appear from the followingdescription, it being understood that the above statement of the objectsof my invention is intended to explain and it in any manner.

Fig. 1 is an enlarged front view of two header strips connected to acentral warp rope before being cut into two lengths of ball fringe.

Fig. 2 is a greatly enlarged rear view of part of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

; Fig. 4 is a schematic view ofthe completed ball fringe.

Referring to the drawing, H designates a header strip knitted with thewarp threads I!) and the weft thread ll. Said weft thread is extended atspaced intervals to form loops H. The loops l2 are secured to a warprope l3 in amanner to be hereinafter described.

On the'opposite side of the warp rope I3 is disposed another headerstrip Hi, similarly knitted with the warp threads ll and the weft threadIS. The loops l6, formed from extensions of the weft thread 15, aresimilarly connected to the warp rope l3, and such connections arestaggered in relation to the connections of the header strip H to thewarp rope i3.

The connection of the header strip to the warp not to limit (Cl. (iii-)rope is illustrated in Fig. 2. Adjacent the warp rope I3 is a line ofstitches il in the form of a chain, which is secured to the warp rope i3at spaced intervals timed as the extended loops of the header strip.This chain I1 is composed of a thread i8 and a thin annealed wire l9suitable for knitting. This may be wound on a single bobbin not shownand drawn off to produce the chain i1 adjacent the warp rope i3 whichmay be composed of a plurality of strands drawn from one or severalbobbins and merely fed through the machine.

As the chain I1 is being formed adjacent to the warp rope i3, when theloop I2 is extended, it embraces the top portion of the loop andsimultaneously the warp rope is moved to the left. The chain M then mustencircle the warp rope l3 as at 20,-in order to make the next stitch andin doing so it embraces the bottom portion of the loop l2. Thus the loopI2 is firmly secured to the warp rope i3 and the formation of the headerstrip H is continued until the next extended loop when the foregoingaction is repeated.

The operation is repeated on the opposite side of the warp rope l3securing the header strip Hi to the warp rope l3 in staggered relationto the connections of the header strip H as seen in Fig. 1.

The wire i9 is employed to lend rigidity to the chain l'l, so as toinsure a firm encircling of the warp rope 13 as well as a secureconnection with the loop l2. However, either the thread [8 or the wire[9 might be. eliminated.

After the structure as illustrated in Fig. 1 is formed on the knittingmachine or otherwise, the warp rope is severed at the middle of eachbundle, as shown by the broken lines. The resulting product is twoheader strips with the section of warp rope connected thereto by theloops.

If the desired product be a tassel, it may be merely combed or otherwisetreated. If a ball fringe is desired, the header strips are placed in asteam vessel and the warp rope sections are thereby flufied intoglobular shape.

I have shown a preferred embodiment of my 2. A method of making ballfringe or the like which comprises knitting a header strip, ad-

vancing a warp rope adjacent said header strip,.

connecting said header strip to said Warp rope at regular intervals aspart of said knitting operation and severing sections of said warp ropewhereby said sections will be suspended from said header strip. 7

3. A method of making ball fringe which comprises advancing a warp rope,knitting a header strip adjacent and parallel to said warp rope,extending the weft threads of said header strip at regular intervalsduring said knitting operation, securing said extended weft threads tosaid warp ro'pe, cutting said warp rope intermediate said connectionswhereby sections of said warp rope will be suspended from said headerstrip by said extended Weft threads and forming said sections intoballs.

4. A method of making ball fringe or the like which consists in knittinga header strip with extended loops at spaced intervals, simultaneouslyfeeding a warp rope adjacent and parallel to said header strip,connecting said extended loops to said warp rope and severing said warprope intermediate said connections whereby sections of said warp ropewill be suspended from said extended loops.

5. A method of making a ball fringe which comprises forming a series ofbundles in a warp rope by disposing a thread along said warp rope whileencircling it at spaced intervals, simultaneously knitting a headerstrip with spaced extended loops, connecting the loops of said headerstrip to said warp rope by causing said thread to enter said loops,causing sections of said Warp rope to be suspended from said headerstrip by severing each bundle transversely whereby half of one bundleand half of its adjacent bundle will be suspended by said extended loopsfrom said header strip and forming said sections into balls.

6. A method of making ball fringe or the like which comprises knittingtwo header strips, advancing a warp rope between said header strips,connecting said header strips to said warp rope at spaced intervals aspart of said knitting operation and severing sections of said warp ropewarp rope will be suspended from said header strips by said extendedweft threads and forming the sections on both header strips into balls.

8. A method of making ball fringe or the like which comprises knittingtwo header strips with extended loops at spaced intervals, said loops being arranged on one of said header strips in staggered formation inrelation to the loops of the opposing header strip, simultaneouslyfeeding a warp rope between said header strips, connecting said extendedloops on both said header strips to said centrally disposed warp ropeand severing said warp rope intermediate said con nection whereby twolengths of fringe will be produced and the sections of said warp ropewill be suspended from said extended loops.

9. A method of making ball fringe which comprises forming a series ofbundles in a warp rope by disposing a thread along said warp rope whileencircling it at spaced intervals, simultaneously knitting a headerstrip on each side of said warp rope, said header strips being providedwith extended loops, the loops of one header strip being staggered inrelation to the loops of the other header strip, connecting said loopsto said centrally disposed warp rope by causing said thread to entersaid loops, causing sections of said warp rope to be suspended from saidheader strip by severing each bundle transversely whereby half of onebundle and half of its adjacent bundle will be suspended by saidextended loops from one of said header strips While the other halves ofsaid bundles will be suspended from the other header strip, and finallyforming said suspended bundles into balls whereby two lengths of ballfringe will be produced.

MAX SOKOLOFF.

